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SO/ Berlin Das Stue
Berlin, Germany · Sofitel · High Luxury
The 1938 to 1940 former Royal Danish Embassy on the Tiergarten's southern edge, designed by Johann Emil Schaudt (the architect behind KaDeWe in 1907), has a curved neoclassical facade that now houses 78 rooms with interiors by Patricia Urquiola. The name Stue means living room in Danish, and the hotel's terrace gives guests access to the adjacent Berlin Zoological Garden.
- 78 rooms
- Opened 2013
- Neighborhood: Charlottenburg / City West
- Architect: Johann Emil Schaudt
- Interiors: Patricia Urquiola
About SO/ Berlin Das Stue
- The hotel holds both a 2025 MICHELIN One Key and a 2026 Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating, a rare double honour for a 78-room design hotel.
- Guests get exclusive terrace access into the adjacent Berlin Zoological Garden, one of very few Berlin hotels with a direct connection into a major zoo.
History
SO/ Berlin Das Stue occupies a landmark 1939 building in the heart of Berlin's diplomatic district near the Tiergarten park and the Berlin Zoological Garden, originally designed to serve as the Danish Embassy and later as the Royal Danish Chancellery. The word 'Stue' means 'living room' in Danish, reflecting the building's Scandinavian heritage. Interior designer Patricia Urquiola created the extraordinary interiors, blending Nordic heritage with SO/'s avant-garde design philosophy. The intimate 78-room hotel has won acclaim as one of Berlin's most distinguished design hotels.
SO/ Berlin Das Stue occupies Drakestrasse 1 on the southern edge of the Tiergarten in Berlin's prestigious diplomatic quarter, in a curved gray-brick building completed in 1940 by Johann Emil Schaudt — also architect of KaDeWe — that previously served as the Danish Embassy.
The setting
SO/ Berlin Das Stue occupies Drakestrasse 1 on the southern edge of the Tiergarten in Berlin's prestigious diplomatic quarter, in a curved gray-brick building completed in 1940 by Johann Emil Schaudt — also architect of KaDeWe — that previously served as the Danish Embassy. The word 'stue' means 'living room' in Danish, a nod to the building's diplomatic heritage. The 210-hectare Tiergarten park begins at the hotel's threshold, and the Berlin Zoological Garden is fourteen minutes on foot, with exclusive terrace access to the zoo available to guests. The enclave of embassies and period architecture confers quietude impossible to find in the density of Mitte, while the Kulturforum and Kurfuerstendamm are minutes away. 3 km from Brandenburg Gate.
Restaurants and bars
- 5 CINCO — Restaurant · Mediterranean · Chef Paco Pérez
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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